<p>In Brent, local people are upset with abandoned green bikes creating a hazard and teenagers speeding along pavements</p><p>Coming out of Wembley Park tube station, it is hard not be dazzled by the flashy high-rises and looming stadium laden with colourful adverts. Were it not for the B&amp;M in eyeshot, you could mistake the north-west London neighbourhood for a buzzy district in Tokyo or Seoul.</p><p>But as you descend down the station stairs, reality quickly sets in. Lime e-bikes, which can be rented through an app and have become ubiquitous in the capital in recent years, are littered everywhere. Some are parked upright but just as many are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/22/piled-on-pavements-sunk-in-canals-the-ugly-side-of-the-cycle-hire-revolution">tossed on their side</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/15/i-want-them-all-crushed-the-council-poised-to-ban-dangerous-lime-bikes">Continue reading...</a>